2017 Sparks Energy 300

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2017 Sparks Energy 300
Race details
Race 9 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
DateMay 6, 2017
Official name 26th Annual Sparks Energy 300
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 113 laps, 300.58 mi (483.736 km)
Scheduled Distance 113 laps, 300.58 mi (483.736 km)
Average speed 139.068 miles per hour (223.808 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kaulig Racing
Time 52.188
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 24
Winner
No. 98 Aric Almirola Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 Sparks Energy 300 was the ninth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 113 laps to complete. At race's end, Aric Almirola, driving for Biagi-DenBeste Racing, would take the lead with four to go and defend fiercely to win his third and to date, final career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his only win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports and Joey Logano of Team Penske would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway.svg
The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Demo Day
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet G&K Services
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford Globe Life
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Double D Meat Co.
8 Jeff Green B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota Truckwork
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Toyota Phoenix Air
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota Superior Essex
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Peak
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Wastebits
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Reser's Fine Foods
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Blue Gate Bank
22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Scott Lagasse Jr. JGL Racing Toyota JGL Racing Young Guns
25 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet Advanced Communications Group
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota WinField United
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Nexteer
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Holley's Home Furnishings, Alabama Soda & Abrasive Blasting
40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Broken Bow Records, Jason Aldean "They Don't Know"
48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy, Donate Life
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports Inc.
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Truckwork, Triple R Containers
88 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Armour 150 Years
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV, Racing with Jesus
90 Martin Roy King Autosport Chevrolet Côté, Gamache Truck Center
98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Fresh From Florida
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Whataburger
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, May 5, at 10:30 AM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. [2] Blake Koch of Kaulig Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 49.722 and an average speed of 192.591 miles per hour (309.945 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
111 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.722192.591
262 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.732192.552
32 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.784192.351
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, May 5, at 12:30 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. [2] Brandon Jones of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 52.381 and an average speed of 182.814 miles per hour (294.211 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
133 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.381182.814
211 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 52.508182.372
321 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.623181.974
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 6, at 9:30 AM CST. [2] Since Talladega Superspeedway at least 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12. [5]

Blake Koch of Kaulig Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 52.188 and an average speed of 183.490 miles per hour (295.299 km/h) in the second round. [6]

B. J. McLeod was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
111 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 52.465182.52252.188183.490
288 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 52.498182.40752.296183.112
321 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.636181.92952.491182.431
42 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.748181.54252.493182.424
533 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.582182.11652.529182.299
67 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 52.748181.54252.640181.915
73 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.761181.49852.646181.894
822 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 52.521182.32752.650181.880
99 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 52.777181.44352.676181.791
1020 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.747181.54652.678181.784
1116 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 52.701181.70452.884181.076
1248 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 52.607182.02953.338179.534
Eliminated in Round 1
1300 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 52.781181.429--
141 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 52.800181.364--
1528 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 52.813181.319--
1642 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 52.839181.230--
1762 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.884181.076--
1818 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.925180.935--
1919 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.928180.925--
2023 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 52.945180.867--
215 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 52.953180.840--
226 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 53.102180.332--
2398 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 53.170180.102--
2424 Scott Lagasse Jr. JGL Racing Toyota 53.421179.255--
254 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 53.490179.024--
2613 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Toyota 53.527178.900--
2725 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet 53.557178.800--
2874 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 53.642178.517--
290 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 53.663178.447--
3039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 53.772178.085--
3114 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 53.776178.072--
3299 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 53.836177.874--
3389 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 54.090177.038--
Qualified by owner's points
3407 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 54.139176.878--
3552 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 54.164176.796--
3690 Martin Roy King Autosport Chevrolet 54.318176.295--
3740 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 54.359176.162--
3801 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 54.378176.101--
3951 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 54.394176.049--
Champion's Provisional
408 Jeff Green B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 54.523175.632--
Failed to qualify
4178 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota ----
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
198 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 0
222 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 0
37 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
420 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
511 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
65 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
762 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
888 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
914 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 2
1039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
17 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
23 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
388 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
498 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 0
520 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
622 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 0
742 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4
85 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
919 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
102 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 63

Fin [7] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
12398 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 11313running0
2141 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1130running35
3822 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 11316running0
442 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1135running34
51020 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1135running0
61919 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1130running33
7215 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1136running38
867 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 11324running47
91818 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1131running0
10408 Jeff Green B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 11318running27
113114 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 1130running28
123039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1131running26
13226 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1120running24
1473 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1124running0
15288 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 11218running0
163552 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1120running21
173740 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 1120running20
183299 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1120running19
19254 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1121running18
201642 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1120running21
21290 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1121running16
223801 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1120running15
231528 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 1120running14
241248 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1110running13
252874 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 1100running12
261300 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 950running11
273951 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 550electrical10
282613 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Toyota 550engine9
291116 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 490crash8
301762 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 490crash11
31111 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 491crash12
323690 Martin Roy King Autosport Chevrolet 490crash5
332725 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet 490crash4
342424 Scott Lagasse Jr. JGL Racing Toyota 480crash3
353389 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 320fuel pump2
3699 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 320crash1
37533 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200crash1
38321 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200crash1
392023 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200crash1
403407 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 70engine1
Failed to qualify
4178 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
Official race results

Standings after the race

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Love's RV Stop 250</span> 21st race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The 2023 Love's RV Stop 250 was the 21st stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 30, 2023, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 94 laps, but was extended to 99 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wreck-filled race with numerous cautions, Brett Moffitt, driving in a one-off race for Front Row Motorsports, would steal the win after making an aggressive move on Christian Eckes for the lead on the final lap. This was Moffitt's 13th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Moffitt and Nick Sanchez would dominate the majority of the race, leading 22 and 25 laps, respectively. To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Dean Thompson, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

References

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